XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 217.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 324,389 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 222,131 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,211,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its position in Ford Motor by 169.9% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently commented on F. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.50.
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Ford Motor Stock Up 4.3 %
Shares of F stock traded up $0.40 during trading on Monday, hitting $9.73. 189,869,344 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 70,630,496. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $8.44 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $9.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.16.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. As a group, analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.
Ford Motor Profile
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Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.
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